28、What do people do with their old，out-of-date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know what to do with them．Maybe many old computers are put away in homes．Many more are simply thrown out with the rubbish．

Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers．Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products（产品）．Dell，Hewlett-Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers．

In some countries，laws（法规）are being passed，too．Computer companies will have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products．And 70％of computer waste must be recycled．The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay the cost．That will encourage them to make computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade （升级） ．

Yet while many people are throwing away good computers，others cannot afford them at all．Hundreds of organizations （组织）are working to solve this problem They collect and repair old computers，Some also teach others how to repair computers．

The computers then go to schools，Charities（慈善团体） and people who need them．Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things-and cut down on waste, too．

1．What do people maybe do with old computers?

2．How many computer companies’ names are mentioned（提到）in the second paragraph?

3．What must computer companies do with their old computers according to the laws in some countries?

4．These organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things，can’t they?

5．What is this passage mainly about?

27、Stephen Chow（周星驰）was born in Hang Kong in 1962 and grew up in Shanghai，along with three sisters．He is famous for his comic film roles（角色） ．He showed an early interest in martial arts（武术）star Bruce Lee．He finished high school in 1982，and then with the help of his friend，Chow could take night courses in an acting school in Hang Kong．The school was run by TVB, a local television station．After he graduated in 1983, he Became a host（主持人）of a children’s television program called Space Shuttle 430．However，he didn’t like children very much．

Later，he had a chance to play in the film Final Justice．In 1988，Stephen Chow won Best Supporting Actor（配角）for it at the 25th Annual Taiwanese Film Awards．So he had more chances to play roles mostly in comic films and televisions．In 1992, he won Best Actor of Asia Pacific（太平洋）Film Festival for the film Justice，My Foot．His comic and funny actions and words in films always make people laugh．

A Chinese Odyssey，Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu are the best among his films．

1．When and where was Stephen Chow born?

2．What kind of job did Stephen Chow do except an actor?

3．When did Stephen Chow start to play more roles in comic films and televisions?

4．What do people think of Stephen Chow’s actions and words in films?

5．Please write two names of Stephen Chow’s films．

26、Do you feel a little sleepy after lunch? Well，that’s normal．Your body naturally slows down then．What should you do about it? Don’t reach for a coffee! Please take a nap（打盹儿）（A）______．

There are many benefits（好处）of a daily nap．（B）首先，you are more efficient（有效率） after napping．You remember things better and make fewer mistakes．Also, you can learn things more （C）      after taking a nap．A 20-minute nap can reduce information overload．It can also reduce stress．Finally，a nap may increase your self-confidence and make you more alert（灵活） ．It may even cheer you up．

But，there are some simple rules you should follow about taking a nap．First，take a nap in the middle of the day, about eight hours after you wake up．Otherwise，you may disturb your sleep-wake pattern．Next, a  20-minute nap is best．If you sleep longer，you may fall into a deep sleep．（D）After waking from a deep sleep, you will fell worse．Also，you should set an alarm clock．That way，you can fully relax daring your nap．（E）You needn’t keep looking at the clock so that you don’t oversleep．

Now, the next time you feel sleepy after lunch，don’t get stressed．Put your head down, close your eyes，and take a nap．   

1．在划线部分（A）和（C）的空白处填入适当的单词：________；________

2．将划线部分（B）译成英语：_______________________________

3．请归纳并写出第三段的段落大意：________________________

4．将划线部分（D）译成汉语：_______________________________

5．将划线部分（E）改写为：

You don’t________ keep looking at the clock so that you don’t oversleep．

25、Long long ago，people in Rome（罗马）talked to one another in Latin（拉丁文）．Pupils in school learned to read and（A）______in Latin．Books are in Latin．

Some Romans（罗马人）went to other parts of the world．They took their language with them．Soon（B）拉丁文在许多国家被使用．It became a world language．

People in other countries did not talk in Latin the same way．In each land．They（C）______the language a little．As time went by，they made more changes．（D）At last they did not talk in Latin any more．New languages had come from the old one．

（E）People do not talk to each other in Latin today．But they still use many Latin words．You do, too．Street，wall，city，and salt am some of the Latin words we use．There’re many pupils in school，Pupil is a Latin word，（F）It means “little doll”．

1．在划线部分（A）和（C）的空白处填入适当的单词：_________;_________

2．将划线部分（B）译成英语：_________________________________

3．将划线部分（D）改写为：

At last they_________ more_________ in Latin．

4．将划线部分（E）译成汉语：______________________________

5．划线部分（F）在文中所指代的是：_________

23、某英语杂志社“中学生专栏”在举办英语征文比赛．请你根据下表所列的内容要点用英语以“Learn to smile”为题写一篇短文，参加比赛．

注意：1、词数80—100．短文的开头已写好，不计入总同数；

2、参考词汇：自信confidence（n．），confident（adj．）；打败beat（beat，beaten）（v．）；

3、短文须包括所有内容要点，但不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。

Learn to smile

Smile is an attitude（态度）to life．

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20、In the early days of the old west in North America．Life was difficult，so people didn’t work alone．When families were going to build houses, they asked their friends and neighbors for help．They invited them to a work pony for a few days．The women cooked together．They made breakfast，lunch，and dinner．The men worked on the building．For the children it was like a holiday．There were many other children to play with．They enjoyed it very much．Together these people built a house or a barn．At another time the family with the new house would help neighbors．They all helped one another for the good of everyone．

A work party is really cooperation（合作）．To cooperate means“to work together．”By that, a big job can be easy．Many people can work together and it becomes a small job for many workers．Working together can be fun too．

Today，there isn’t much cooperation．People don’t work together very much．Some people don’t know their neighbors．How can they ask them for help?

Today，the idea of cooperation is unusual．We often work against cooperation and don’t like to be with others．We build walls by ourselves．Today，we wait for emergencies（紧急情况）．We wait for accidents to happen．Then we are ready to help．Then we want to help．Then we talk to our neighbors．Then we become true neighbors and friends．

Why don’t we always cooperate? Why do we wait for emergencies or accidents? Why don’t we work with other people? It can be fun．Life can become easier, too．

（   ）1．In the early days of the old west in North America，Why did people work together?

A．Because they wanted to have a party．

B．Because the women would like to cook together

C．Because the children wanted to have a holiday．

D．Because life at that time was difficult and they needed help．

（   ）2．Which of tile following is NOT true in the reading?

A．People in the old west in North America helped one another for the good of everyone．

B．To cooperate means“to work together．”

C．People always cooperate today．

D．To cooperate can be fun．

（   ）3．Who builds walls against others today?

A．The old people．     B．Neighbors．         C．Children．              D．Ourselves．

（   ）4．What is the purpose（目的）of the article?

A．To tell us the life of people in the old west of Noah America

B．To advise people to cooperate today．

C．To tell us to finish our work by ourselves．

D．To tell people to build houses together